The proposed legislation designed to modify the Protection of Consumers Rights Law ("LPC" from the acronym in Spanish) is known as the "Bill to Strengthen the SERNAC" ("the Bill").

The Court's decision declared as unconstitutional the jurisdictional abilities which allowed SERNAC to directly sanction suppliers without the need to resort to a court.

Carey's associate, Andrés Salas, discusses some relevant aspects of the project that reforms Law No. 19,496 on Consumer Protection (LPC).

On July 5th, 2018, the Chilean Constitutional Court ruled on the official request from the President of the Republic asking the court to settle the controversy ...

Chile's Public Health Institute has opened a public consultation on updated guidance for its National Technovigilance System, establishing comprehensive post-market surveillance requirements for medical devices and in vitro diagnostics. The framework introduces stringent obligations for manufacturers, importers, and distributors, including mandatory technovigilance officer appointments, incident reporting timelines, and field safety corrective action protocols.

Chile's Ministry of Economy has published a new regulation replacing the 2012 framework for credit card consumer information, introducing mandatory templates, enhanced disclosure requirements, and digital payment interface standards. The regulation aims to improve financial transparency and consumer understanding while requiring issuers to adapt their systems and documentation by February 2028.

Chile's Ministry of Economy has published a new regulation replacing the 2012 decree on credit card consumer information. The regulation introduces mandatory formats for disclosure documents, enhanced digital payment interfaces, and stricter requirements for promotional communications, fundamentally changing how credit card issuers must present financial information to consumers.

On September 13th, 2018, a significant modification to Law No. 19,496 Consumer Protection Act ("CPA") was enacted through its publication in the Official Gazette.

Ante la contundencia de las estadisticas enen material de interposicion de demandas colectivas, es necesario reconocer que la dicatation de la Ley 21.081, y los altos riesgos involucrados en un scenario de aumento progresivo de juicios ..

On June 2nd, 2014, President Michelle Bachelet introduced to Congress a bill that modified Law No. 19,496 Consumer Protection Act – Bulletin No. 9369-03 – (the "Bill").